Improved liniment



defied swat OTWAY P. HARE, OF PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA.

Letters Patent No. 104,146, dated June 14,1870.

IMPROVED LINIMENI.

The Schedule referred toin these Letters Patent and making part ofi theSame To all whom'it may concern:

Be it known that l, OTWAY P. HARE, of Petersburg, in the county ofDiuwiddie and State of Virginia, have invented a certain new and usefulLiniment; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exactdescription thereof.

My invention consists in a liniment adapted to cure rheumatism,neuralgia, nervous headache, and all analogous diseases; and

To enable others to make and use my improved liniment, I will proceed todescribe the manner in which it is made and applied.

I start, as abase, with eight ounces of tincture aconite root, to whichI add twelve ounces tincture arnica flowers, eight ounces laudannm, (Tr.opii,) eight ounces tincture wild arsenic, eight ounces tincturebelladonna leaves, fourounces fluid extract prickly-ash, six ounces pureoil 'camphor, six ounces cajeput, (pure, only,) and sixteen ounceschloroform; mixing them well and thoroughly together finishes theprocess of manufacture. The liniment is then bottled and tightly corked.

The quantities above set forth are enumerated merely for the purpose ofestablishing the proportions, which must be adhered to in large or smallquantities. i In order that the liniment should have the desired efiect,it must be applied in the following manner:

First, saturate a piece of cloth about the size of the hand with two orthree teaspoon'fuls of the liniment, covering the side of the cloth nextthe hand with oilsilk or bladder, and be sure, by pressure, to excludethe air from the part affected. In a few moments it will become warm,and .when too hot, rub the parts well until all the liniment shall havebeenabsorbed.

I have found, after long and careful experiment, that the ingredientsmixed and applied as set forth produce speedy and perfect cures of thediseases named.

The bottle containing the liniment must always be i Witnesses:

SAML. G. DONXAX, J AS. M. Dorms.

